Abdul Munim Riad
Egyptian general
Died when: 49 years 138 days (592 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Abdul Munim Riad (Arabic: ;عبد المنعم رياض 22 October 1919 – 9 March 1969) was a general and chief of staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces.
Riad commanded the Jordanian forces in the 1967 Six-Day War and later commanded Egyptian forces in the War of Attrition, during which he was killed along with several of his aides in 1969.
The day Riad and his colleagues were killed is commemorated in Egypt as the official "Egyptian Martyr Day" - "يوم الشهيد المصري".
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